Woman injured in crash involving school bus

Published 2:49 pm, Friday, April 22, 2016

DENMARKTOWNSHIP— One person was injured in a two-vehicle accident involving a school bus Tuesday.

According to a press release from the Tuscola County Sheriff’s Office, a 32-year-old female from Morley sustained minor injuries in the crash along M-46 near M-15 at 4:04 p.m.

Morley, who was driving a Plymouth mini van, was westbound on M-46 but began to cross the centerline as it approached a Tuscola Intermediate school bus that was eastbound on M-46.

Police report the school bus driver observed Morley’s vehicle cross the centerline. The bus driver slowed down and moved over to the south shoulder of the roadway when it was struck by the mini van. The bus came to a stop and the van continued west, crossing back over the centerline and coming to rest on the south shoulder of M-46.

The bus driver, two students and a bus aide were not injured in the crash. Morley was transported by to Covenant Medical Center for treatment of minor injuries.

Police report the crash remains under investigation. Sheriff’s deputies were assisted at the scene by MMR, and the Michigan State Police motor carrier division.